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Backing for Local Right of Protection Against Risks of GMOs
Monday, 10 February 2014, 10:11 am | GE Free NZ
The Environment Court decision recently released [1] has upheld the right for the Bay of Plenty Regional Council, in its Regional Policy statement, to place wording for a precautionary approach to be taken on the growing of genetically modified (GMO) ... More >>
Minister must reject 'suicide chemical' GE soybean
Friday, 17 January 2014, 9:10 am | GE Free NZ
'Put Food Safety First': Minister must reject 'suicide chemical' GE soybean. Food safety must be the priority for New Zealand and the government should reject a proposal to allow yet more GE food sprayed with selective herbicides and chemicals. On 19th ... More >>
PM Minister Urged to Meet Hawaii Mayor to Learn About GM Ban
Tuesday, 7 January 2014, 10:47 am | GE Free NZ
Prime Minister John Key, on holiday in Hawaii, should meet with Hawaii's Mayor to be briefed on the island's decision to prohibit GM crops (1). In December 2013 Mayor William Kenoi of Hawaii County Council signed Bill 113 prohibiting biotech companies ... More >>
Speaker Brings Global Perspective on GE
Tuesday, 17 December 2013, 3:56 pm | GE Free NZ
New Zealand audiences have a chance to hear firsthand about the impact GMOs have had overseas, when GE-Free NZ hosts International speaker Jeffrey Smith for two talks this week in Wellington and Nelson. More >>
Public Support GE-Free Zones as Scientists Debate Safety
Monday, 2 December 2013, 5:17 pm | GE Free NZ
The debate in the scientific community has taken a new turn with the withdrawal of four papers from respected Journals in the past month. Disputes between independent scientists and industry-funded scientists have continued as new evidence has emerged ... More >>
Precaution Vital to Prevent GE Contamination
Tuesday, 26 November 2013, 11:36 am | GE Free NZ
The importance of protecting existing agricultural practices is at the heart of a groundbreaking case being heard in the Environment Court, involving the community of the Bay of Plenty (BOP) and the Crown Research Institute (CRI) Government Organisation ... More >>
Farmers Can Future-proof with Mixed Forage plants
Tuesday, 5 November 2013, 3:49 pm | GE Free NZ
Farmers should be wary of promises of a 'magic bullet' made by Crown Research Institutes seeking funding for further development of their genetically engineered (GE) forage pastures. [1] Instead New Zealand farmers can benefit right now thanks to research ... More >>
NZ's Achilles Heel: Scientists Warn of Harm from GE Food
Sunday, 27 October 2013, 10:37 am | GE Free NZ
An international group of over 85 scientists, academics and physicians has warned that harmful effects of GE foods may be being deliberately ignored, and say that there is no scientific agreement that GE foods and crops are safe. More >>
New Zealand under scrutiny on WORLD FOOD DAY
Wednesday, 16 October 2013, 2:16 pm | GE Free NZ
New Zealand must protect its export reputation and environment by recognising the value of our grass fed animals and GE free food production in the world market. It is vital to maintain our point of difference and counter threats to our export future ... More >>
Seed Security Vital for New Zealand
Monday, 7 October 2013, 9:26 am | GE Free NZ
Securing New Zealand's production of seed and access to imported seed, should be a national priority but the Government must develop a long term strategy. More >>
GE foods toxicity create major disturbance to health
Friday, 27 September 2013, 2:20 pm | GE Free NZ
GE Free NZ has presented to Parliament's Regulatory Review committee raising concerns around public health following the approval by the Food Safety Authority Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) of a GE soy bean, engineered to withstand 3 toxic herbicides ... More >>
End Of The Line For Food Sovereignty?
Tuesday, 24 September 2013, 4:05 pm | GE Free NZ
The extent to which New Zealand relies on Australian regulators for decisions governing genetically engineered (GE) food will be at the heart of matters considered by Parliament's Regulatory Review Committee this week. More >>
Institute Backs New Zealand Moratorium on GM release
Wednesday, 18 September 2013, 9:39 am | GE Free NZ
Ten years after New Zealand's GM moratorium automatically ended in October 2003, a new study shows it is time for the moratorium to be restored and for a strategy to benefit New Zealand's economy as a GM-Free producer in the world market. More >>
Appeal For Safety Tests of New GE Food
Tuesday, 10 September 2013, 11:37 am | GE Free NZ
GE Free NZ in Food and Environment has been advised that an appeal lodged with the Regulatory Review committee has been accepted [1]. The appeal is against the approval of a new GE food resistant to three toxic chemicals of which one has been recently ... More >>
Serious Risk in Fed. Farmers Short Term Thinking
Thursday, 5 September 2013, 9:23 am | GE Free NZ
Federated Farmers are putting the future of farming and New Zealand exports at risk because of short term thinking and blind trust in central government regulation. More >>
Gaping Hole Created by Change to RMA - GE- Free NZ
Monday, 12 August 2013, 9:51 am | GE Free NZ
The National government is seeking to strike out the voice of communities wanting clean, safe food production that benefits local economies and exports, and are creating a hole that will add to destruction of food safety and environmental standards in ... More >>
Fonterra at Risk from GM Rye-grass
Monday, 12 August 2013, 9:26 am | GE Free NZ
Fonterra must act to safeguard exports by keeping Genetically Modified organisms out of its supply chain and adopting mixed forage shown in tests by DairyNZ to reduce emissions and improve production. More >>
'Astonishing' Rejection of Science By Food Safety Minister
Monday, 22 July 2013, 4:37 pm | GE Free NZ
The Food Safety Minister's decision to take the advice of bureaucrats and to reject peer-reviewed science, is nothing short of astonishing and puts the public at risk from food containing new levels of chemicals for which there is no known safe maximum ... More >>
China Warning for New Zealand on GE food
Thursday, 18 July 2013, 8:58 am | GE Free NZ
Evidence presented by international scientists at a conference in China is a warning for New Zealand to keep GE out of the food system, and to focus on understanding the cultural values driving demand for New Zealand food overseas. More >>
Councils Threatened by Central Government Must Not Cave In
Wednesday, 3 July 2013, 3:21 pm | GE Free NZ
There are fears that a weak Auckland Council is already preparing to abandon its powers and duties, as councils come under threat from central government for doing the work they are charged with. More >>
